Stronger Dads Collective

This week on the podcast I welcome back Shaun Curry! He was the first guest on the show and it was great to catch up again. He is a husband and father of one who works as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby Unions. On this one, we have a catch-up around the Crusaders team winning the title (yet again), how the rule changes have influenced training for the sport...

Solo episode for you this week... This one gives a debrief of my recent Half Marathon result and jumps into a listener question about time management - of which I am no expert, but do have some experience, ha! Enjoy the episode. Note: I accidentally said I did 40 hours of running a week at one stage 👀 I meant 40 kilometres per week... my bad! _____________________ You can find more from Hayden at...

This week I am joined by Dr Michael Zourdos. He's a husband and a father of one. Dr Zourdos works as a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion at Florida Atlantic University. He also writes for the MASS research review . I have followed Dr Zourdos' research for many years. Some of the most interesting areas (to me) he has spent time in are daily ma...

This week I am joined by Kurt Baker. He's a husband and a father of two. Kurt has had a succesful career in professional rugby - including winning 2x Commonwealth Games Gold Medals and an Olympic Silver Medal with the All Blacks Sevens. He's currently playing and coaching for Old Glory DC. I have known Kurt since high school, having been part of PNBHS's 4x100m senior relay team together. Since tha...

This week we have a solo episode. It begins with a bit of an update around how my training is progressing, discusses how to monitor progress without competing, then we jump into the main topic where I discuss motivation to train - as well as how to deal with bad days. Blog post I referred to: Click Here Enjoy the episode! _____________________ You can find more from Hayden at the following: Instag...

This week I am joined by Craig McGuigan. He is a husband and father of four, who works for an organisation called Kidz Need Dadz. In this episode, we discuss the mahi that Kidz Need Dadz is involved in, learn about his upbringing - which involved plenty of competitive pursuits alongside his brother, chat about his lifelong passion for strength training, dive into the importance of his support netw...

This week I am joined by Conrad Goodhew . He is an Accredited Sports Dietitian who works as a Performance Dietitian for the Crusaders Rugby Union and the Black Ferns Hub. He also runs his own business - Conrad Goodhew Nutrition where he has the tagline “let’s not overcomplicate this eating thing”. I have always appreciated his no-nonsense approach to nutrition and really enjoyed recording this one...

Something a little different this week for episode number twenty-one - bringing together all of the advice for new dads given by guests in response to the first question of the final three, that we conclude all episodes with. It's a shorter episode with plenty of good tips. Enjoy the episode! _____________________ You can find more from Hayden at the following: Instagram - @hjp_strongerdads Coachi...

This week I am joined by Dr Eric Helms . Eric has competed in a range of strength sports at a high level and has a wealth of 'hands-on' experience coaching strength athletes. On top of this practical expertise, he is a top-notch exercise scientist with many publications to his name. I have known Eric for over a decade, one of my early memories is sharing a warm-up platform at the 2013 Commonwealth...

This week I'm joined by Stephen O'Loughlin, a father of four, with three daughters and a son. Steve and I have known each other since I started dating my wife, as he was her cousin's partner at the time. As newbies to the family, we would often end up chatting with one another and we developed a friendship from there. In this episode we chatted through Steve's childhood, growing up for the early p...

This week I am joined by Josh Saua. He is a husband and a father of one daughter, with another on the way. I have known Josh since my teenage years, we went to the same high school - but were in different year groups. He has always had a disciplined mindset and has been a genuine guy to sit down and yarn with. We had a great discussion on this one. Covering the PNBHS experiences, him playing in th...

This week I am joined by Tyler Simpson, aka MT. He is a father of two and a two-time NZ Strongest Man. I met MT in the early 2010's, we competed at numerous Powerlifting competitions together - albeit in different divisions. He's always been a supportive guy who was enthusiastic and dedicated to his craft. I have followed his strength endeavours ever since this time, you can find him on Instagram...

This week it's a solo episode. Today's episode begins with a little update around some of my own training and goals before jumping into the main topic for today - "Five Things My Dad Taught Me". Enjoy the episode! _____________________ You can find more from Hayden at the following: Instagram - @hjp_strongerdads Coaching - www.hjpmethod.co.nz/coaching/ Research - https://www.researchgate.net/profi...

Sign up to my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongerdads.co.nz⁠⁠⁠ This week I am joined by Dr Pak Androulakis-Korakakis. He is a researcher and strength coach. Our first 'non-dad' guest! Pak and I have connected previously through the academic world, because of our mutual interest in strength training research. His PhD was focused on the minimum effective dose for strength training, a topic of pa...

This week I am joined by Te Rangipai Renata. He is a father of two, a weapon at CrossFit, and works in the education sector. I met Te Rangipai last year when our paths crossed in our mahi, only to learn that he had trained at the same gym as my brother - small world. He has truly done it all in an athletic sense, from ballet to BJJ. Sport has always been a part of his life. We had a great chat tha...

This week I am joined by Ryan O'Connor. Ryan is a father and stepfather who works as an optometrist. He has his own podcast " The Stag Roar ", which has hundreds of episodes. On The Stag Roar podcast he explores what it takes to live a life less ordinary. He has spoken to guests from all walks of life with topics ranging from the outdoors and hunting to creativity, business, fitness, mental health...

Traditionally strength athletes don't like to do cardio. However, given the benefits of aerobic activity, it's something I'd recommend incorporating into almost any training routine. For Dads, I think the two key benefits are its potential to increase your longevity (i.e. health benefits) and also the fact that it can help you be a more involved and active Dad that can keep up with your kid(s). So...

Sign up to my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongerdads.co.nz⁠⁠⁠ This week I am joined by Mike Tuchscherer. He is a husband and father of four. He is the founder of Reactive Training Systems, a World Games Powerlifting Champion, and has set multiple IPF World Records. Mike is well known in the Powerlifting scene and was one of the early influences on my training and coaching practices after following hi...

This week I am joined by David Henderson. He is a husband and father of four. He works as a primary school teacher in Palmerston North and is a keen CrossFitter. I met David when I was training at the local CrossFit gym - CrossFit Mana. His enthusiasm and friendliness meant he was someone you were always happy to work out alongside! We chatted about his childhood and how he got into teaching, then...

This week I am joined by Colin Webb. He is a husband and father of two. He is the owner and head coach at Panthers Powerlifting in Brisbane, Australia. I first met Colin in 2013 when we competed at the IPF Powerlifting World Championships in Suzdal, Russia. He has been called the 'nicest guy in Australian Powerlifting', which I think is a solid assessment. We chatted about his background in rugby...

This week I am joined by Zach Powell. He's a husband and a father of two. He coaches parents who want to get stronger and compete in endurance events. I have followed Zach on Instagram for a while now and I enjoy the content he puts out and his approach to training. He has a background in Olympic Weightlifting, having competed for almost a decade before having his first child. Shortly thereafter h...

This week it's another solo episode. Me and the mic, as I bring you the second part of my wife and I's fertility story. Thankfully, a more positive part of the story this week! You can check out the written version of our fertility story by clicking here . Trigger warning: Part of our fertility story involves pregnancy loss. If you can't click the link above for the written version, the URL is: ht...

This week we have a solo episode. Just me - Hayden - and the mic, as I bring you Part One of my wife and I's fertility story. Reading aloud through this first part of our journey brings back a lot of emotions for me. It was a tough time that makes the Dad moments of today even more meaningful. I will bring the second part of our fertility story in a later episode. You can check out the written ver...

This week I am joined by Dr Will O'Connor. He's a husband and a father of one. He utilises his PhD in sports science, along with his experience as an elite ultra-athlete, in coaching and educating athletes and everyday people to realise their potential. I have known Dr Will for a number of years, since I was the manager at the Human Performance Laboratory at Massey University when he was completin...

This week I have the privilege of diving into a conversation about a major lifestyle change of a former colleague, and good friend, Manaia Cunningham. Manaia is a husband and father of four. Over a team dinner in 2022, he told us he was going to make some big changes in order to lose weight and improve his health and well-being - to avoid being a statistic. He has provided me with plenty of inspir...